Marion Center for the Arts

In the summer of 2019, a small team of designers gathered together to pitch the idea of Marion Center for the Arts, a desperately needed presence dedicated to elevating the arts. This project was pitched to key stakeholders and community members. A team of four (myself included) meticulously researched, prototyped, and presented plans for the center, from 3D renderings to recommended materials and furniture selections.

In the spring of 2023, Kennedy Art Center opened their doors—the realization of an idea researched and planned years prior.

Client: Kennedy Art Center

Discipline: Environment Design

Floorplan of Marion Center of the Arts 1st floor
Floorplan of Marion Center of the Arts 2nd floor

Concept statement:

Building 302 (Marion Center for the Arts) will be a space in which the community feels invited to participate in cooperative creation utilizing the harmonious interplay of art and design, which strives to create positive change driven by empathy and the needs of the community.

A to-scale model of Marion Center for the Arts from the top. The model is made of pale-colored thin wood.

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